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With the new Bourne movie coming out, I had a sudden realization that I had never seen the first 3. This was obviously a great travesty that needed to be fixed quickly. So we borrowed the movies from Mama O'Gwin and had ourselves a slumber party.
We moved our mattress out into the family room, and ate overly salted popcorn.

Needless to say, the Bourne movies were totally awesome. The 3rd is my personal fav. Matt Damon before he got old and soft, I'm a fan.

There is something about the whole mattress of the floor thing that Zane and I grew attached to. It stayed out in the family room for 3 nights, returned to it's proper bed frame for a couple hours, and is back on the floor again. It's just so comfy!

Memories like these are good ones, and we're making them quickly because unfortunately we won't be here for much longer.
I have a bitter-sweet announcement, Zane and I are moving into my parent's basement. wah-wah-waaaaaa...

We had our eyes opened up to all the money we could save in a couple months of not paying rent, and we just couldn't ignore it. Plus, Zane's school schedule is looking like an all day, 5 days a week, extravaganza, making working full time a little impossible.
My parents also happen to be pretty great roommies. I thoroughly enjoyed Ben and Beth for 18 years.

In reality, I am so blessed to have a family who supports Zane and me, and is willing to share their home with us. Temporarily.

I love our little condominium, but to comfort myself at this time of need, I'm focusing on the things I loath.
Like the fact that the swamp cooler is the worst thing that has ever happened to my hair, and my clothes. I live in a constant state of frizz and wrinkles. Humidity has never been a friend of mine.
The girl who lives upstairs, who does a lot of what I can only assume is jumping. Not going to miss the daily shaking of our light fixtures.
The office door that we are certain has expanded dramatically since we moved in, it literally will not shut anymore.
The fact that my plates are too big to fit inside any of my cupboards, and my oven drawer falls out every time we open it.
The fiesta's our neighbors throw them selves. every. night. giving me flash backs of the time I spent in Tijuana.

All of the above will not be missed.
but everything else, a list that would be much longer, will.

It was our first home, and I'm confident the memories made here will always be some of my favorites.

reclaiming my rep

My last post had my parentals, and others, commenting on my slob-ness. Granted, they were well deserved.
But let me just say, my home is actually rather clean. Usually.
Zane and I both decided that turning this little condo into a place where we could feel at home was high priority. We wanted it to be the place we day dream of coming home to on a long day. A place we can count on to feel at peace.

It's not perfect, it's not finished, but we truly love it.
And most days, it looks like this...

Bedroom, bathroom, and office all look generally unfinished.

Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.  

So there you have it. I do clean. sometimes. 

one bad habit

My aversion to hanging up clothes has become a bit of a problem...

woops.

the view outside my kitchen window

Anyone else obsessed with all the blossoms?

I had to get a couple pictures before they disappear,

 wishing they'd stay for summer. 

Roasted Cashew

Remember the masterpiece we called the cloud room?
Well thanks to hours of dedicated work, mostly from Zane and his mama, the cloud room is no more.
This is how we spent our Saturday...

It started off a little something like this.. 

The ceiling was also blue, which made a little extra work for us. 

 a little over exposed.

And the finished product looks a little like this!

The pictures are a little misleading. They make it seem like we did this all on our own, but like I previously mentioned, Missy, Zane's momma did most of the work. I have to give credit where it's due.

I worked wonders with the blue tape though. 

Needless to say, I'm enjoying "roasted cashew" much more than the clouds. 

One step closer to making this little place our home. 

P.S. I requested Zane participated in No Shave November, and I'm lovin it. 

It feels like home to me

Have I mentioned we bought ourselves a little home?
As in, we've begun renting what we refer to as our home.
Well, we did.

I realize I am pretty much on the ball, or maybe a bit past the ball, when it comes to the whole wedding, and marriage situation.
So what if I had a wedding dress before I had a ring? And so what if I found myself a little home two months before I have a husband?

The extremely early bird catches all the worms.

Heres a little peek.

Living/Dining Room. My favorite room of the house. 

Lots of natural light, the wall color, carpet, and light fixture, all fit me just fine.

The itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny room we call our kitchen. 

It might be small, but I love it all the same. 

The bathroom, that yes, we have already begun decorating. 

Kohls was having a good sale okay!? It's a work in progress. 

The bedroom. It needs some serious lighting, but we like it. 

And the best room in the whole little house.....

Ta-Da! The CLOUD room. 

We are pretty sure the previous owners had a baby... and as adorable as it is, the clouds have got to go. 

And last, my little porch/deck/backyard. 

Picture twinkle lights, a bench, and lots of flower pots.

There it is, our first home. All it needs is a little TLC. 

We are excited to start painting, and cleaning and planning, and moving over the next 2 months.

Come January, you can come visit the O'Gwin's anytime you'd like. 

 Everyday is like Christmas Eve thinking of all the happy things to come.
Zane literally can't sleep at night lately. It's pretty cute.